SPECIAL MISSIONS, 5TH BATTALION, VORNSKRSSpecial missions troops are designed to operate in small elite units, typically at platoon strength. Battalions are the largest special missions formations on the Imperial order-of-battle. 5th Battalion is one such battalion.

BATTALION ORGANIZATION

The battalion headquarters section provides command, control, and supervision of all elements. Support personnel are support-trained engineers and the staff and the security platoon are all experienced veterans of the Elite Guard. Usually commanded by the SB5 officer, the major could assume command of the security platoon if the HQ was under attack. The total personnel of a battalion HQ was 90 men and 145 droids. The battalion headquarters consists of the battalion commander, command sergeant major,
SB1: Battalion’s captain (Second-in-Command, Intelligence)
SB2: Logistics (+16 support personnel)
SB3: Medical (+8 support personnel)
SB4: Technical (+22 support personnel)
SB5: Security (+38 men security platoon)

COMPANY ORGANIZATION

The company headquarters section provides command, control, and supervision of all elements. The company headquarters consists of the Company Commander, Staff sergeant
SC1: Company’s lieutenant (Second-in-command)
SC2: Logistics (+8 support personnel and 88 droids)
SC3: Medical (+4 support personnel and 8 droids)
SC4: Technical (+11 support personnel and 22 droids)

The infantry platoon has one officer and enlisted personnel in three elements: the platoon headquarters, the mounted element, and the infantry squads.

Rifle Platoon Headquarters:

The platoon headquarters consists of the rifle platoon leader, platoon sergeant, and FO. In tactical situations, it also includes the platoon medic. The platoon leader is responsible for the employment of the platoon and all the platoon's systems. The platoon sergeant is the most senior NCO in the platoon. He is second in succession of command and leads the platoon's mounted element when the platoon leader dismounts with the infantry squads. He assists and advises the platoon leader, and he leads the platoon in the platoon leader's absence.

Infantry Squads:
The infantry rifle platoon has three 9-man rifle squads and one 7-man weapons squad.

Rifle Squads:
Each of the three rifle squads consists of a rifle squad leader and eight soldiers. The rifle squad leader is the senior tactical leader of the squad and controls the squad's movement and fires. He conducts squad training and maintains the squad's ability to conduct tactical missions successfully. Each infantry squad is further organized into two 4-man fire teams consisting of a team leader, an engineer, and an automatic rifleman. The fourth member within each fire team is either the squad's antiarmor specialist or the squad's designated marksman (DM). The fire team leader is a fighting leader who leads his team by example. He is equipped with an E-11mkII blaster. The fire team leader controls the movement of his team and the placement of fires against enemy soldiers. He assists the squad leader as required.

Squad Antiarmor Specialist:

Although normally functioning as a rifleman within one of the fire teams in a rifle squad, the squad antiarmor specialist is also capable of defeating heavy armor in any tactical environment. He is equipped with the PLX-4 missile launcher, which provides the squad, platoon, and company with an extremely lethal antiarmor capability to defeat threat main battle tanks during day, night, and adverse weather conditions at ranges up to 50 kilometers. If required, the squad antiarmor specialist destroys enemy armor threats that may impede the squad and platoon's ability to accomplish their mission.

Squad Designated Marksman:

Although normally functioning as a rifleman within one of the fire teams in a rifle squad, the squad designated marksman is also armed with the DLT-19 sniper rifle. He is employed at the direction of the squad leader or reorganized with the other squad marksmen into a platoon sniper section. The designated marksman can defeat high-value enemy personnel targets, such as automatic rifle teams, antiarmor teams, and snipers, at ranges out to 2000 meters.

Weapons Squad:

The seven-man weapons squad consists of a squad leader and two 3-man heavy-repeater teams. The weapons squad provides the primary base of fire for the maneuver of the platoon's rifle squads with highly accurate short- and long-range, direct and small-arms fires against enemy personnel and equipment. Each of the two heavy-repeater teams consists of the gunner, assistant gunner, and ammunition bearer. Each team has an E-WEB Heavy Support Weapon, which has an effective range of over 500 meters.

SCOUT COMPANY ORGANIZATION

The company headquarters section provides command, control, and supervision of all elements. The company headquarters consists of the Company Commander, Staff Sergeant
SC1: Company’s lieutenant (Second-in-command)
SC2: Logistics (+8 support personnel and 88 droids)
SC3: Medical (+4 support personnel and 8 droids)
SC4: Technical (+11 support personnel and 22 droids)
It also has several LAVr QH-7 Chariot Command Speeders for the Command Element

Scout Platoons are made up of 22 scouts, including the platoon commander and sergeant.
Scout Squads are made up of 5 scouts, including the squad leader